These guys, sadly, have the right to their schtick. We, as thinking human beings, have a right to ignore them and to educate our young so that, one
day, when one of these backwards ignoramouses tries to pass his uneducated hatred on to his kids, the kids stand up and say "no, that's not right
and, by the way, I'm gay and my new boyfriend is a black jew from mexico named Jesus Schwartz Jones, deal with it."

Being from Texas; I had family members in the Klan and I'm here to tell you that racism is alive and well in Texas today; as well as in most of the
US. Granted, not in as blatant a form as in the past but just because someone says "oooooo, you're playing the race card" doesn't mean they aren't
as racists as some KKK devotees.

Having a Hispanic girl friend, we experience overt racism daily; From anglos, Hispanics, Blacks and even Native Americans. Some times it's subtle
and sometimes it's violent. I'm not gonna take any **** from anyone.

My bad, didn't want to give the impression that I see a gay pride march equally as I would a Klan march. Just reinforcing that it's a legit march if
they follow the rules. Only thing the gay pride and Klan march have in common is the free hot lunch when it's over.

They have the right to do that, that's for sure. Im all for a white anything, just not happy the kkk does it, if its ok for every other color to have
a this or that day then its fine for whites too. Black entertainment tv ? that makes it ok to have white entertainment tv.

i didnt do updates like you did.
i dont agree with any hate groups...they do have the right to protest the changeing of the parks names though.
these parks names should not have been changed imo

edit on 30-3-2013 by natalia because: (no reason given)

Oh and I read where I do believe you said why did they pick Memphis? Did you not read why? Memphis changed the names of I do believe 3 parks because
they said the men the parks were named after were racist!! So the KKK called for a rally of Protest against the changening of the parks
names.

It doesn't sound like racism to me. It sounds like some people want to celebrate and be proud of their European heritage. Or should they just all be
told to wear a white guilt bracelet and think about how privileged they are to be white???? that my good sir sounds like racism to me.

I am SO sorry Natalia. I had no intention at all of making less of your original post. I honestly hadn't recalled who made it when I got mine ready
today and I couldn't find it but I had read it to recall there was one about Memphis.

I sure didn't mean to suggest your thread wasn't good. It's outstanding. My comments here about the rally were strictly about the fact I hadn't
even seen it was happening until the reporter was tweeting about them heading back inside and wrapping up...then found no one has posted a word on it
while it was ongoing. That seemed odd...but then that's why I picked it up to post.

(holds paw out to slap) I deserve it... My comments were insensitive and I can see it bothered you.

To topic: I'd seen the park explanation and I recall it from the previous thread. I'm not taking that as the full or even primary purpose though
because the Klan just doesn't seem to react to such obscure symbolism. It's not obscure to Memphis, I know, but they started a thing here that could
have blown into another Skokie and they knew it before they began, I'm sure. A local 'reason' for a national statement.

I'm personally offended by this group over all others (Even the Aryan Nation and that says a lot) because they just demanded their way into KKK
Adopt-A-HIghway signs in MY state. It made Missouri synonymous with racism for a brief time and I actually got hell for it on the road from other
truckers. Some...wasn't friendly joking either. They're detestable little trolls. We definitely agree there.

I see no one even talking about the reason the KKK had this march in Memphis. Its seems like the city council changed the names of 3 city parks..
Which wouldn't be a big problem, except these parks were named after Confederate Officers, and one officer in particular was a Lt. General by the
name of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Now some of you might remember him as being the ancestor and name-sake of one Forrest Gump, but we country folk from
the South. Remember him for his service in the Confederate Army and founding the KKK, and its funny that its not consider racist to rename a park
Dedicated to him with a huge bronze statue of him in it, in the city he died in. I am not racist, I just love history. They are trying to erase white
history, or atleast change it as they see fit.

He's the leader of the local chapter. C'mon they couldn't think of a better title?

Fits in well with Spongebob the square panted one.

I feel.

Wrabbit, what's the deal with that link to the twitter images? 15 images of an empty street and then the page continuously loads a billion images of
that woman holding her new fancy iphone 4s. Literally, hundreds of the same image.

I'm just spitballing here but in my very strong belief, the only way to eliminate racism is by education. Nothing else takes and holds.
Nothing else lasts

Just my take but radical groups rise out of troubled times. If the state of the Union sinks low enough people begin to mistrust the system and seek
alliances somewhere else.

These groups know when times are tough recruitment is easier and their ranks swell. Look what happened to Germany before WWII as an example. People
feel a little more angry when they lose their job, home and savings.

Radical or extremist views are more appealing at those times. Historically speaking.

My guess is the KKK knows this full well. If things are hard or the future seems dim, the last thing you want to do is go out and join an extremist
fringe group. That is harder considering that alone many people have no hope.

Just a quick note, but another member did raise a good point and reminded me that I hadn't stated the purpose they claimed themselves for this. The
fact I may not entirely believe that for their motivations doesn't change the purpose as they presented it. So before I go collapse into
unconsciousness after my Korea series ....let me correct that real quick.

But the campaign exploded after the City Council's February decision to rename three municipal parks: Confederate Park; Nathan Bedford Forrest
Park, named after a Confederate lieutenant general and the first Grand Wizard of the KKK; and Jefferson Davis Park, named after the president of the
Confederacy.

Some Klansmen wanted to protest the parks' renaming in some "evil" ways," Edward explains between sips of root beer, but he insisted they plan a
demonstration instead.

(Original OP Lnk)

Thanks for the nudge to keep me honest there Natalia. Had you not mentioned it, I wouldn't have added it, given my personal feelings. It did need
noted beyond simply linking back to the story the details were in.

....Encourage sobriety? lmao .. why does that seem so weird coming from the KKK? "We hate blacks, and Jews, and we hate Mexicans too! And fags!
And dirty Liberals, and we hate puppies too! ... and don't forget to eat your veggies"

maybe if they billed it as an anti - white privilege rally , hundreds of thousands would have showed up .the msm would have been all over the place.
frankly I think this is much ado about nothing . are the kkk now demanding that street names be changed to one of their guys? oh I see , as long as
you are not white , you can make all of the ridiculous demands you want and be called a progressive , but if your white and say anything you are
either labeled a racist , homophobe , anti-semite , bigot , sexist , so on and so on. there is any easier way to handle not hearing what you do not
like other than to pissing and moaning , do not listen..

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